Monday, November 18, 2013

Alphabet Organization allows students to create an alphabet book or alphabet chart including words starting with each letter of the alphabet. Options available are 1) one word and accompanied photo per letter or 2) multiple words per letter. Planning sheets can be found at Read, Write, Think (Sheet 1 and Sheet 2). Read more here.

Trading Cards can be a valuable tool to test comprehension. The app offers several templates including Fictional Person, Real Person, Fictional Place, Real Place, and Object. Students are prompted with guiding questions to complete the trading cards.

Word Mover allows students to create poetry from a supplied word bank. In addition, the app offers the flexibility to add your own words. Read more about the app here or review a "found poetry" lesson plan here.

Read, Write, Think allows users to keep their work separate from other users with a simple login. This feature is unique to other apps and allows for better organization when using shared mobile devices.

Monday, November 4, 2013

If you are WONDERING how to bring curiosity and WONDER into your classroom, home, car, etc., try Wonderopolis! The unique Wonder of the Day is posted both online at wonderopolis.org and in the Wonderopolis app. The daily wonder could be used as a writing prompt as students enter the classroom each day. The site offers a wonder gallery for visual inspiration as well. Students can also contribute to the wonders found on the site and/or vote for their favorite from the contributions. The site asks that students be 13 or older to contribute ideas, so teachers may need to post on behalf of the students.